US President Donald Trump had earlier called the attack a violation of the Iran ceasefire.

The US attacked Iran in response to ⁠an Iranian drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the US military has said, throwing the future of the interim peace deal recently agreed between the two countries into question.

The U.N. suspends its evacuation plan for ships stranded in the Persian Gulf after a cargo ship is attacked by Iran.

The U.S. launched strikes on Iran on Friday in response to the country's Thursday attack on a cargo ship trying to exit the Strait of Hormuz.

The US military attacked Iran in response to an Iranian drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, straining a fragile peace deal. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The US military attacked Iran in response to an Iranian drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, straining a fragile peace deal. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

"Obviously, this is a foolish violation of our Ceasefire Agreement," said the US president, after the attack halted efforts to evacuate hundreds of ships and thousands of sailors stranded in the Gulf.

Ebrahim Azizi, who heads the Iranian parliament’s national security commission, responded to Trump on social media earlier Friday, saying, “the Strait of Hormuz is governed by Iran, so:...

The U.S. has struck Iran to respond to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's foreign ministry said its "defensive" attacks were a response to "the barbaric air strikes" by the US on its coastal surveillance facilities, which it said also violated the UN Charter.

Iran's foreign ministry said its "defensive" attacks were a response to "the barbaric air strikes" by the US on its coastal surveillance facilities, which it said also violated the UN Charter.

The warring sides each accused the other of violating the agreement they reached two weeks ago to end the four-month-old conflict. Washington said it hit Iranian targets overnight, while Iran said it had struck targets linked to U.S. forces on Saturday in response.

The U.S. has struck Iran to respond to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, a provocation that President Donald Trump said violated the ceasefire.

June 26 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon ordered strikes against Iran after it staged a drone strike on a shipping vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

June 26 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon ordered strikes against Iran after it staged a drone strike on a shipping vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain and a ship in the Strait of Hormuz separately came under attack.

The exchange, reported by state news agency WAM, marks a rare public contact between Abu Dhabi and Tehran following tensions linked to the US-Israeli war on Iran.

LONDON, June 26 - The United Nations is working with countries to resume the evacuation of hundreds of ships and thousands of stranded seafarers from the Strait of Hormuz after the effort was halted earlier this week, a top U.N. agency official said on Friday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

IRGC says it targeted 'US terrorist army' in response to overnight strikes following Iranian attack on ship that tried to leave strait; Bahrain: Iran 'sabotaging peace efforts'

A cargo ship in the strait was hit by "an unknown projectile", it was reported on June 25. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The call suggests an effort to move past UAE-Iran strains created during the Iran war. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The U.S. military on Friday struck missile and drone storage sites in retaliation for strikes against a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that were blamed on Tehran.

Iranian Revolutionary Guards claim to target US sites around region in retaliation for strikes, threaten that 'if the aggression is repeated, our response will be broader'

The Singapore-registered cargo ship, operated by Taiwan's Evergreen Marine Corp, was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman.

The retaliatory strikes against US targets were conducted under Article 51 of the UN Charter, which recognises the right to 'self-defence', Iran said.

Iran has warned vessels not to enter or leave the Gulf through the strait without permission, but ships have continued to move, some using a route not authorised by Tehran.